Knockdown furniture.



PATENZT'ED JUNE 4%, 1907.

W. R DEAN. KNOGKDOWN FURNITURE,

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 19016.

UNITE STA' 11$S PATENT: mm, v

1 WiLLnii-I R. DEAN, OF'McKEESPORT, PENNSYLVANIA.

KNOCK'DOWN FURNITURE.

I No. 856,036.

. nitr te-and more particularly to chairs, and its primary object is to provide a. securing and bracing device for chairs and other arti- Ycles of furniture which will entire] avoid the r 5 use of glue in securingthe parts 0 the article together, and will afford in a single piece of metal a=firm,and reliable securing means for all arts of a' chair. I

he invention consists of a metallic frame of the novel construction hereinafter described, .provided with means for securing it to the seat, legs, and back-bars of a chair.

In the drawing, which forms a part of this specification Figure 1 is a view in perspectlve, of a portion of a chair with m improved securing frame appliedthereto, ig; 2

1s a view in pers ective o the metallic securing frame detac ed, Fig. 3 is a plan view of the blank from which the securing frame is formed, and Fi 4 is a perspective View of one corner of a slightly modified construction of thelframe. I The 'frameis formed from a sheet metal blank such as is shown in Fig. 3, having its upper edge provided with two triangular notches 1, two longitudinal slits 20 each with an intersecting slit 2 and two end recesses The lower edge of the blank is formed with spaced projections 4, having longitudinal s its to provide four depending portions have ing end perforations 5. l

The up er edge of the blank is bent to a horizontal position to provide a plurality of flanges 6 and 7, provided with screw holes 8. The blank is then hent at the four oints 9 to provide a front section 10, paralle side portious 11, and a two- )art rear section 12, the l triangular notches at ordin" bevel surfaces to provide miter joints 13 at the front corners of 5c the chair. The end lugs 14 of the blank are bent forward at right angles to register with each other and are secured together by bolts 15 and nuts lfi-ori like fastening devices.

The depending portions 4 are bent to pro- Specification of Iietters Patent. ap easement June22 .1906. Serial No.322.887.

' cured by screws to the under side of the chin seat, and the depending plortions 4-securfely;

Patented un e' i 1907.":

vide sockets 17 for the iQs'iandiQbfih1 j j chair. I The tongues released by the longitudinal clefts 20 and the transverse clefts 2are at right angles to the seatbearing flanges to bear against the sides ofthe'legs and supported l the same, the bent ton'guesqlhus ,forrnmg sockets to support the legs,'the tonguesbeing perforated toreceivescrews mother-fasten 1n means.

each of the four sides of the chain-the con-.-'

I nection of the frame with the legs and seat of i the chair beingfirm, and rigid, thus obviat go ing the employment of the usual rounds to brace the legs, and avoidinga-lso'the uselzof glue in'connecting the parts of-the The flanges (Sand Tof theframe are clamp the le s within t e fram'esockets; The ends 22 (ii the straps are bentiat an gle to the sockets and are perforated to ceiveclampin screws 23. '80

In case of s 'nkage of the woodc'oniprising the chair legs or seat,the structure mayhereadily tightened up by melans' of' clamping screws 23. The construction shown in Figs. '1 and 2, is 5 adapted for chairs the legs of which arej'redtangular in cross section, but it is obvious 1 that the improvement is equally well-adapted for use upon round legs, by bending the corners and the dependingportions 4 to pro 9 vide round seats or'sockets as illustrated Fi 4. l l

'he invention not only provides a substantial and durable means for securing the.

parts of a chair together, but it is especially ads ted for knockdown chairs, as the parts of t e chair including the improved frame may be disconnected For shipment and easily laced together and secured by iiiiiskilled abor. R roe While I have described the invention as applied to a chair, it is also applicable to a variety of other articles of furniture, such as tables, stands, refri craters and the like; and I would therefore the invention is not restricted in its application to chairs, orlto the exact c m.-lruction shown in the drawing, but includes lll such :From the construction thus 'w1ll be ap are'nt, tlIat-the-fiamepI'oVideS a .snbstantia' securing fdeviceandabrace for ave it umlerstood that :05

with for furnituruformed from a strip of sheet ters Patent, is: v

-the depem ing 'ortions and the. body of the stri and withlntermediate angular notches v in t e opposite edges of the strip and with -to'ngues released by the, several clef ts bent to form sockets for the logs of tin-structure. 1

modifications and-varietions in the minor details of construction, as may fall within the terms and scope of the appended ,claims.

What I claim and desire to secure by Let- 1. As anew article of manufacture, it base metal reduced at the ends and adapted to be bent to form lateral llanges and with a plurality of spaced depending, portionsat one side ."ith 0 positely extending clef ts between 2 Ass new'art cle of manufacture, abuse for furniture formed from a strip of sheet Inetal with s aced angular notches-in one side edge and ongitudinal clefts between said notches and the ends of the stri andtrans verse clefts centrally of the ongitudinal the sex'eral ('lefts bent at right angles to the angles centre y of,tbe longitudinal clelts and centrally of the ungularnotches and united at the ends and with the material between the longitudinal clefts and the ends of cleft, said stri adapted to be bentut right 55.

the strip and between the longitudinal stripsy o and angular notches and between the angular notches bent sit-right angles to form seat fornung flanges and the tongues released by flanges to form leg supportil'ig SOCkPl-S.

' 3. t-securing frame for furniture, formed from asheet metal blank provided along one edge with perforated securing flanges notched and slittcd to provide beveled surfaces; and

depending lugs, and cut awe)" and slitted along its under edge to provide sockets for the supportiu legs ol' the furniture. 'i

4. The combination with ire-hair seat, 'of n frame formed from a single piece .of-sheet metal, and comprisingirontside'nnd rear sections, flanges projecting therefrom].and secured to the undersulig ofthe seah depend mg strups'bent to lorm corner sockets-and clumping lugs; said flanges being SIittedad-Q Y ]&C(nt,l fitllrear corners of the-seat for the passage through the frame of the rear legs. -ln testimony whereof i am): my signature in the presence of .two witnesses. i wnytn u nqnmn.

Witnesses: r i T 'Mlix II. SRonovI'rz; 5 

